George Anastasia
Veteran Philadelphia journalist George Anastasia has written about organized and disorganized crime for decades, covering casino gambling in Atlantic City and mob hits in Philadelphia. A Philadelphia Inquirer reporter from 1974 through 2012, he is currently a freelance writer and author specializing in crime reporting. His books include Blood and Honor, The Last Gangster, The Summer Wind and Gotti’s Rules. He writes a column, Mob Scene, for JerseyMan/PhillyMan magazine, is a regular contributor to BigTrial.net and co-hosts Mob Talk Sitdown, an internet video report on organized crime.
August 23, 2016
Organized Crime
Former Joey Merlino mob associate Robert ‘Boston Bob’ Luisi now a Christian minister
They called him “Boston Bob.”August 9, 2016
Courts
Feds fight bail for Joey Merlino, allege tapes show he was 'leader' of mob family
It looks like a tale of the tapes in the feds’ latest battle with mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino.August 4, 2016
Courts
Joey Merlino arrested in major mob bust
Mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino was arrested at his home in Florida this morning as the feds dropped the hammer in a multi-state, multi-defendant organized crime case.June 30, 2016
Casinos
What did Joey Merlino do to earn himself a likely statewide casino ban?
It looks like reputed mob boss Joey Merlino has played his last hand of blackjack at the SugarHouse Casino.
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